Folding bed.



No. 664,539. .raie'mn Dec. 25, I900.

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FOLDING BED.

(Application filed June 25, 1900.

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL EISNER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOJAROMIR J. JUSTICE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDING BE-D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 664,539, dated December25, 1900.

A plication filed June 25, 1900. serial No. 21,484. (No model.)

To all whom it flea/y concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL EISNER, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of San Francisco, in the State ofCalifornia, have invented an Improvement in Folding Beds; and I herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of furniture known asfolding beds, in which the device is extended for use as a bed and whenclosed up is made to rese'mble some other article of furniture andconceal its true identity.

It consists of the parts and the construc tions and combinations ofparts hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing the bed folded up as a bureau.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan. Fig. 4 is aperspective View of the folding bed.

The object of my invention is to provide a convenient and safe foldingbed not liable to accidents by closing upon the occupant and which whennot in use is converted into a presentable article of furniture.

As herein shown, the parts A and B are respectively the head and footportions of the bed when extended, and when brought together they unite,so that they form the representation of a bureau or similar article offurniture. These portions AandBare united at the bottom by thecross-arms 2, pivoted together at the points of crossing 3 and also attheir outer ends, so as to form What is known as a lazy-tongs, which canbe extended when the bed is opened out or closed up together when it isto be closed. The portion B, which forms the foot of the bed, ispreferably mounted upon casters, so as to move easily, while the otherportion may, if preferred, rest upon the floor without movement in orderto allow the structure to be extended or closed by movement of the partB. For convenience in moving the whole structure from one place .toanother, however, it may be found desirable to place casters upon thisportion also.

Hinged to the sides of the parts A and B are the bars 5, which form theside rails of the bed. These bars are also hinged together at 6 and havemortises and corresponding tongues or teuons at 7 above the hinges,which engage with each other, so that when the bars are extended theends abut and these mortises and tenons hold them rigidly against sidemovement. At the point where the bars are hinged together are attachedthe legs 8, which depend from the joint, and when the bars 5 areextended in a straight line, the bed being extended, these legs restupon the floor and form an additional support for the central portion ofthe bed. These legs are united by a rod or bar 9, which extends betweenthe two and forms a support and means for folding the mattress 10 whenthe bars are folded,

the movements of the other parts.

To that portion of the side rails 5 which is attached to the headportion A is hinged a framework 11, which is covered with wirescreenmaterial and which forms a bolster or inclined head-rest. This part maybe adju's'ted to any desired angle to suit the occupant of the bed bymeans of spring-catches 12, fixed to each side and adapted to engagewith holes made in the sides of the head portion.

When the structure is closed together by pushing the parts A and B intocontact, the pivoted cross bars 2 will be closed up, the side rails 5will be folded upon themselves, also folding the mattress at the sametime, and the head-rest or bolster 11 will also be folded back upon theside rails 5, which are hinged to the part A, so that the whole interiorstructure will be inclosed between the parts A and B. When this is done,the part 13, which is hinged to the portion A, is folded down over thetwo parts A and B, and thus forms the top of the bureau.

The boxes 14 are hinged upon each side of the part A just above thelevel of the board When 'to their normal position.

13 when the latter is folded down and can be turned in above theboard,so as to resemble the usual boxes for containing toilet articles,which are formed upon or attached to the sides of a bureau. These boxesare turned outwardly about their hinges, swinging clear of the board 13,and this board is turned upward into a vertical positionprevious toopening the bed. When thus turned up, the boxes may be swung back atright angles with their normal position, and they have notches whichengage with corresponding notches or lugs upon the board 13, so as toretainit in its upright position and prevent its falling while the bedis in use. After the bed has been closed, as previously described, theseboxes are swung outward suff ciently to release the top 13, which isthen folded down to form the top of the bureau, and the boxes are swungin over this board 7 t A s a le at h locks the board 13 to the top ofthe section B, and the whole structure is thus locked together and canbe moved like any bureau or similar piece of furniture The upwardextension of the back or part A is suitably ornamented and contains amirror, as usual to bureaus, thus making the device a completerepresentation of a bureau, with the exception that the drawersare onlydummies and cannot be pulled out. o

For con venienoe in storing bedclothing which is not in use I have showna box 15, exten along th we and n ide. of t e par B,-having a cover toit, or, if desired, the bed clothing may be suitably spread upon themattress and folded with it when the device s lo ed p- Hav hu des d myin nt on, Wha I claim as new, and desire to'secure by Letters ate a 1.The combination in a folding bed, of fold} ing head and foot sectionssaid head-section avi a h top o and o es hinged upon the side of thehead-section and turnable inwardly over the top board or outwardly torelease the same.

2, Thecombination of separable head and eet eet pns and a d n ct nbetween the same, a mattress, a head-rest having one end hinged, andconnections between the opposite end of said hea -rest and the headsec'tion whereby the former maybe ad-' justed to different inclinations.

3. The combination in a folding bed of head and foot portions united bycrossed extensible levers, and movable to or fromeach other, saidhead-section having a series .of holes, side rails hinged to saidsections having central joints and supporting-legs, a mattress fixedupon said framework and a bolster or head-rest with spring-latches toengage said holes whereby its angle may be adjusted.

' 4: The combinatidu in a folding bed of head and foot sections withjointed extensible and foldable connecting-bars, side rails pivoted tothe sections having central joints and legs ten n there 'emr a m tt e sexten n from end to end forming the bed-bottom, a n ed ad us able bo r-0nee-mp9s. a e d n e 0 t e aleem a a te fold down over the two sectionswhen closed e h lam by whi h th a s er cked in position and boxes hingedupon th e side of the h a n uien nd t r e le nwa d y e the p. b ard r ot ard y elees as same.

5, The combination in a feldingbed of the head d or po t ns, wit azyztoncennection whereby they are extensible oi'closa toward each othe iietedp voteq S d r ls a a mattres was mea a beard hinged to the headportion s feldahlesq as t Q m a to en h device is ldsedi gether,andhaving a latch by whichth'e feet portion of the structure is" lockedso as to reselhble a hurea kfr t, bex 's' hinged lb th es he h edaeqt et n-ab ii qrizi m1 pla s a out he. n es s id. bets-s havin t e e n t hesl o e a e o repondin t s n he f r w e the. at-

ter is turned upwardly aboutits hinges, an

p nt e n 'wh n'thehes i ex I id'eii In witness whereof Ihave hereuntoset my hand.

DANIEL Is E Witnesses: V

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